Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

Almost Impossible for Steamers TO
Leave for EnrOpes

OYER 80, 600 STRIKERS.
Almost Impossible for Steamers 90 |
Leave for Enr0po.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 27.-Twenty thousand |
men are now on strike among the coal |
shovelers, 'longshoremen, freight handlers |
and men employed on the river front in |
almost every capacity, and the number is |
augmented to close on to $4,000 |
by the strikers on the Brooklyn
and Jersey shores. In conse-
quence it is almost impossible for any Of
the steamers for Europe or coastwise to
leave port.
The Old Dominion Line has o few men
working and at the headquarters of the
strikers it was reported at noon that
number of the green hands who were
taken on Monday had joined the strikers.
The men were considerably elated at the
favorable reports that the walking dele
gates or beach walkers were bringing in.
At the Cunard dock the Gallia could
not be discharged because the majority OF
these piece men turned out. Some men
are working by the month for this com.
pany, and though they do rot belong TO
the union their sympathies are with the
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moment. An effort is being made to get
these men to join the strikers.
The ferry-boats are seriously incon.
venienced on account of the lack of coal,
and one line had out grocery and other
wagons buying coal by the half ton from
the small yards, but when they came
round SO often the coal dealers refused to
sell. The steamboat squad is scattered
a1N -, 80 -. ,l.r
the men and the companies are in open
conflict, but no disturbance had occurred
up to noon to-day.
NEW York, Jan. 2S.-Business on the
river front this morning is almost COM
pletely paralyzed, and, with the exception
of small amount of freight being moved
by green hands on one or two piers, very
little work has been done on the docks of
the principal steamship companies since
the strike of the 'longshoremen CON-
menced. The strikers are confident that
they will succeed and gain their demands
and their next move will be to get the
pilota on the ocean steamer service TO
come out. The pilots are organized, and
should the order go out for them to quit
work, the strikers hope to stop all
transatlantic steamers from sailing in or
out OF port. This, the union men claim,
will compel the steamship companies to
come to terms.
The Erin is not more than half loaded.
She should have sailed yesterday. By
Monday the vessel may be ready for sea.
Pho hsivetih II fne Bame line lies ~
the other side of the dock, with The hu7i
az her otcOo still aboard Affairs were
just about the same at the Guion line
dock. The usual number of men en-
ployed here is from $50 to 200. The
Wyoming was being unloaded at two
gangways only. The Nacoochee of
the Savannah line sailed on time
yesterday, but it was owing to tue assist
ance rendered by the union men who,
after they first turned out, came back
voluntarily and completed the loading of
her. They, however, refused to accept
any pay for their services. The company
has always paid the union rates and the
best of feeling exists among the men and
the company, but the men turned out
from loyalty to their union. The
pay is 80 cents per hour for day
work and 60 cents for night work for
piece workers or $l5 per week or 1896 per
month and board. On these terms about
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the steamer Tallahassee which is booked
to sail on Saturday. The union men were
given until o'clock this morning to take
their places, but not man showed up.
The green hands were then put to work.
The Old Dominion Company's dock
master says they can get all the men thew
want. They have about 200 non union
men at work. The Old Dominion steamer
| N lupf mint an1 A.,
work on her this morning. The City OF
Richmond which should have sailed YES.
terday will be ready to sail with the Old
Dominion on Saturday.
NEW YoRR, Jan. 29.-The extension Of the
strike to the railroad freight handlers OF
the piers OF several roads having dock 70.
ctlities on the city water front has brought
the number OF men now out up to nearl,
10000. The probability is that before thu
day is over other railroad employees will
stop work. The men on the New York CITY
a Northern railroad pier, East river, CLAIM
: to have had grievances against the COMPANY
on account or low rates Of wages and also
irTegularity of pay-dnys, the meI
claiming that In come instances the pay wa
? more than month overdue, Though THU
is denied by the company, the men through
sympathy with the coal shovelers an(
3 steamship longshoremen went out yester
day. They were sent for by Mr.. Allen, tn,
2 superintendent, but refused to treat will
him individually. The railroad men at tn
Z Hartford dock, East river, were the next Il
go out, and It is rumored that to-day th,
|. men on the Pennsylvania and other railroad
3 docks will 20 ont.
9 On the Old Dominion dock there wer
over 100 men az work to-day, and man,
: men who applied for work were turned
) away. The steamer Old Dominion, 1t wa
said. would sail on time. The Wyoming o.
: the auion Line had three gangs OF men a
WORK on her. The dock master says they
can get all TIE coal that Is required and al
), the men they need to handle tho freight.
PROMINENT 'LoNssHoREMAS GIVES BAIL.
! New YoRK, Jan. 90 james L Quinn a
4 the executive board of the Longs horemen'
i, Union was arrested at noon to-day i,
[ Deputy United States Marshal Geore,
d Holmes for cOnspiIing to iniuTe the b,lsi
5 ness Of the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany, In an action brought in the Unitet
z States circuit court to recover $40, 900 dam
ages. He was released on S., 900 bail,
7 ooLoRED MEN RAID THE NEwpoRT NEWS p1RH
FoRT MONROE, Va, Jan. ga large part
or colored men armed with sticks AM
!, stones raided the pier ut Newport News n
! | O'Clock this morning and drove OF me-
loading the Old Dominion steamer.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 31.-The official orde
!. issued yesterday at the 'longshoremep'
convention ordering out the members a
T. the several unions to the number q
i. $500 had very little effect on the busi
d ness at the East river piers to-day. Il
!. most cases the order covered unions who's
o members were already out, so that Their
9 was little or no change in the situation q
= affairs on the New York side of the Eap
Q river.
n At pier 46 the union hands refused +
Il work on China tea ship which arriyet
there on Saturday. In an hour all I'll,
o non-union men that were required wer
y at work on the vessels ganeway an,
9 matches. The freight handlers on tb
9 New York City & New England pier a
the foot Of Market street failed TO come b
d any terms with the management an,
Q their places were taken by green hands
!; Mr.. Allen said he could oe
o all the men he wanted without adyertisin
for them. He had more application 70
" work than he could give places to and b
4 was enabled to pick good men. The me-
: who turned out say that the receiver q